Are we on the path to a National Data Privacy Law? Stan WissemanOctober 16, 20220488 views For years, US lawmakers have avoided making tough calls about what data privacy protections we should give consumers and how they should be enforced. That finally may be changing. Last week, the US House Energy and Commerce Committee greenlit a watershed privacy bill that strikes compromises on a series of major issues that have long vexed congressional negotiators. It marks the first time a federal consumer privacy bill has made it out of a US congressional committee, a historic feat.… Read more
The Struggle with Threat Intelligence Kevin SwanOctober 16, 20220552 views Driven by a vast majority of security professionals who consider cyber threat intelligence a valuable resource in finding and dealing with security threats, the adoption of threat intelligence services and capabilities continues to take off. Yet, security analysts continue to slowly adopt the technology needed to make better use of threat data. In fact, “taking advantage of cyber threat intelligence” represented one of the top security challenges for nearly 30% of respondents according to the 2021 State of Security Operations Report published by CyberRes.… Read more
The Insider Threat Problem: Your biggest threat may already be inside! Nik EarnestOctober 16, 20220517 views With insider threats it’s not a matter of if, but rather a question of when your organization will be hit. Just last week HackerOne, a security company, dealt with a rogue employee stealing data reported through the company’s bug bounty system. According to the article, the insider threat actor was turning around and using the privileged data to claim bounties directly from the affected companies, making a tidy profit.… Read more
Digital Data Hoarding Daniel CliftJune 20, 20220339 views I have recently had the misfortune to spend a lot of time watching daytime TV due to catching Covid, despite being fully vaccinated and boosted it put me out of action. Luckily as I write this, I seem to be through the worst of it. Read more